The riveting story of a lost way of life along a great southern railroad

Peli the Pelican and her partner in the detective agency, Mr. Egret, try to find out who is behind the disappearance of all the fish in Lake Amachamee. The upcoming second book of the series will be titled The case of the curious crane!

The plantation homes of Louisiana were built by wealthy cotton and sugar planters, who vied with one another to create the most splendid residences in the years before the Civil War. This edition of the guide features descriptions of more than 250 significant houses in Louisiana, many dating from the days of French and Spanish rule. Seventy-one photographs highlight the finest structures.

The acclaimed author of "The Judas Field" offers this beautiful and haunting portrait of the men who served on the great American railroads. Bahr re-creates this seminal moment in American history with prose that is vivid, unflinching, and often incantatory ("Washington Post Book World").